Friday, October 19, 2012

Collection of Mobility WOD Highlights

If you're an athlete, you should check out Mobility WOD. If you're a human, you are an athlete.

  1. Legs: get in your Paleolithic Chair with episode one and retest two months later.
  2. Lungs: fix your breathing and everything lungs attach to with Parts OneTwo and Three.
  3. Feet: rebuild them, Part One and Part Two.
  4. Shoulders: need end range? Try this fix. Then, modify your grip for a better pull-up.
  5. Icing Bad: why you should stop icing.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Open Letter to my Hero: Come Clean

Lance,

(Please excuse the informal, but you've become familiar to us all).

You are my Hero and will always be my Hero. Not for the seven Tours you won (but, that was pretty cool). You are my hero for what you've done with LiveStrong. I recommend your book, It's Not About the Bike, to anyone I know diagnosed with cancer. You fought through incredible physical and emotional pain and survived to make a career for yourself, raise kids and create an amazing foundation that has touched millions of lives.

We have something in common - I, too, was diagnosed with and fought against testicular cancer. Your story supported me. Now, I'd like to support you.

Lance, you have a great opportunity set before you. You can be a leader, a shining beacon. You can once again be at the top and touch the world. You can do what other athletes at the very top have never done (like Alex Rodriguez or Barry Bonds). In one fell swoop, you can clean up pro cycling and, quite possibly, many other professional sports.

Please, tell the world the entire story. Be honest and open with us. You apologize, we forgive you. We forgive you, you are redeemed. Your redemption will make you one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. You will be remembered for your many achievements, including the one moment when you bravely stood before the world and tried to change it.

Sincerely,

A fan.